Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulations 2019. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Regulation Date 2019 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Beverages Packaging/labelling Waste prevention Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations provide for the Container Deposit Scheme. Under Part 1 it is possible to identify things excluded from the meaning of beverages under the Scheme, and things included in or excluded from meaning of container under the Scheme. Part 1A concerns supply of beverage products and establishes the requirement for container approval, refund mark and barcode. The Part also disciplines the process for obtaining container approval, grant, transfer, register, etc. Part 3, return of containers, identifies eligibility criteria for refund point operators and establishes that the refund point operator of the refund point must accept the container and pay the person the refund amount for the container otherwise he incurs in a civil penalty, some exceptions are identified. Full text English Website www.legislation.wa.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007. Legislation | Australia | 2007 (2020) Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Institution, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX